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thank you for joining us. let's start by talking about your background -- where you grew up, what kinds of jobs you have work. supervisor chu: my parents immigrated to the united states about 30 years ago, and i would say that is probably the most formative part of my background. growing up in an immigrant family, you learn many things. my parents raised me in southern california, and i grew up in the restaurant business. they had a small restaurant at the time, and i was there every weekend, working -- well, not working, eating. having a fried egg roll, wanton, something good. it taught me the value of working hard and what it meant to be part of a small business, a small business -- a small business, small family, and an immigrant family at that. really being impacted by the los angeles riots, when that occurred, put me on the path toward public policy and understanding what it meant to have opportunities and not have opportunities in our various communities. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? s
thank you for joining us. let's start by talking about your background -- where you grew up, what kinds of jobs you have work. supervisor chu: my parents immigrated to the united states about 30 years ago, and i would say that is probably the most formative part of my background. growing up in an immigrant family, you learn many things. my parents raised me in southern california, and i grew up in the restaurant business. they had a small restaurant at the time, and i was there every weekend,...
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all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can
all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they...
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the polls are showing us while he is doing well with women and some other groups, this is a group that seems to be wavering between president obama and mitt romney. a recent average, shows the president with less than a three-point lead within the margin of error. on the fourth o of july, he addressed military members saying we need more immigration laws that allow immigrants to stay, like the dream act. mitt romney was up in new hampshire. while he tried to shy away from politics officially, he has been wrapped up in this debate over whether or not he contradicted himself in his campaign over the health care mandate. is it a penalty? is it a tax? romney says the supreme court called it a tax, so it is a tax. his campaign said otherwise. will likely turn the focus back to the economy as new job numbers come out for june. lynn? >>> scientists at the large hadron collider have announced they have likely discovered the so-called god particle. it may explain how stars, planets, even life, how these things were created and held together. science editor, lawrence mcginn tri from itn explains
the polls are showing us while he is doing well with women and some other groups, this is a group that seems to be wavering between president obama and mitt romney. a recent average, shows the president with less than a three-point lead within the margin of error. on the fourth o of july, he addressed military members saying we need more immigration laws that allow immigrants to stay, like the dream act. mitt romney was up in new hampshire. while he tried to shy away from politics officially,...
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thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of flats i grew up in. i went to grammar school at stuart hall in district 2. i went to high school in st. ignatius. i'm a very proud wildcat. i went to college at loyola marymount college in los angeles. i had a scholarship to play baseball down there. ended up going to ireland and getting a master's degree at university college dublin. came back to the states and went to law school at the university of pennsylvania. spent three years in philadelphia. came back, and ever since coming back to the bay area, professionally, i have been a corporate attorney down at palo alto. i left after about three years and became an investment banker here in san francisco at thomas was all
thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of flats i grew up in. i went to grammar school at stuart hall in district 2. i went to high school in st. ignatius. i'm a very proud wildcat. i went...
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to the current situation and changes you had to make please disregard the original request and let us do i think that's what's to be one request at a time this is going to police warehouse contact mohammad omar left the company it says please ship the following and there you can see an order for dozens of communications equipment so seems like there is a conflict of interest going on at the minimum conflict of interest and at best it's a blatant hypocrisy. and at worst i mean they're accusing asuncion money. and look what they're doing there is this thing of foreign government attempting to benefit. a foreign nation that we're supposedly trying to sanction at the same time and i find all of this is very interesting because it shows number one that weeki leak we like the leaks is alive and well despite the best efforts of so many countries to shut it down and number two that as much as the mainstream media wants to distance itself from wiki leaks the syria files are the front page of every major newspaper in the world right now seems a little bit ironic they're also wanted to point out
to the current situation and changes you had to make please disregard the original request and let us do i think that's what's to be one request at a time this is going to police warehouse contact mohammad omar left the company it says please ship the following and there you can see an order for dozens of communications equipment so seems like there is a conflict of interest going on at the minimum conflict of interest and at best it's a blatant hypocrisy. and at worst i mean they're accusing...
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rescuing food from the dumpster was great for the few of us doing it but it felt too self-serving to leave it at that the question nagged me why is all this food being thrown out and not given to people who need it. i decided to ask the grocery stores. ok so here we are a trader joe's saturday afternoon i'm going to go in and talk to them because i went to their website and their website says that they prefer to talk face to face i was wrong on a lot of common things. in the right so none of the stores none of my oh he's going to give me the card for the place already called which refused so basically it's impossible to talk to anybody on camera i mean even off camera they wouldn't discuss details so the phone on which i got from. so they won't talk to me company policy no interviews no. no interview call this guy i got the card. for the number for the main office but she said she'll see a pallet and on that pallet are four trash cans and those trash cans are all filled with meat and all of that gets thrown away we're here. dumpster that has a lot gave another rule that i've been tol
rescuing food from the dumpster was great for the few of us doing it but it felt too self-serving to leave it at that the question nagged me why is all this food being thrown out and not given to people who need it. i decided to ask the grocery stores. ok so here we are a trader joe's saturday afternoon i'm going to go in and talk to them because i went to their website and their website says that they prefer to talk face to face i was wrong on a lot of common things. in the right so none of...
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duckworth lost both of her legs and use of one arm in iraq. fires in colorado, droughts in the west, more than 3,000 temperature records in june. is global warming to blame? this is what scientists have been predicting. how long can the right wing continue to insist what we're seeing is a hoax? >>> remember jonathan krone, the 13-year-old darling of the right? >> so i decided that there were too
duckworth lost both of her legs and use of one arm in iraq. fires in colorado, droughts in the west, more than 3,000 temperature records in june. is global warming to blame? this is what scientists have been predicting. how long can the right wing continue to insist what we're seeing is a hoax? >>> remember jonathan krone, the 13-year-old darling of the right? >> so i decided that there were too
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none of us is as smart as all of us, and if the public has access to these records immediately, they are able to go and look at the records. because each individual typically has things they are more concerned about when it comes to the political process. they will be focused on to a aspects of these forms, and as a result, you will get many, many people who will be able to review these forms and point out any problems that may exist. i think open government and especially with this election coming up, we need to avoid the senator cornyn situation at the last election, which is people coming in and saying they want to get a hold of records pertaining to contributions, and they will not give it to us, and they would say they would give them a letter, but ethics would not enforce it, so then they would tell them that they had better go to court. they would not give it to you until after the election. >> ok, commissioners. larry. i just want to set and the notion that there should be a timeline when these things should go off on a public access database. what i was looking at form 700 f
none of us is as smart as all of us, and if the public has access to these records immediately, they are able to go and look at the records. because each individual typically has things they are more concerned about when it comes to the political process. they will be focused on to a aspects of these forms, and as a result, you will get many, many people who will be able to review these forms and point out any problems that may exist. i think open government and especially with this election...
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there were no handouts and no one told us how to conduct ourselves. and tell us what to wear. someone could have a school fight, and we may be at the mall, and see the person we have a fight with. the army and navy have their bar fights. i did not see this as being a game, or a community. supporting each other, this may have been in a negative way. i did not have a stable household. many of them do not of their fathers are, where their father is dead. in their return, the block i gave up -- this is who i looked up to. he had a notorious reputation. there was the violence and in return, we had the pros and cons for that. a lot of people would mess with me because of who my father was -- to my brother was. they became my enemies. it was not a choice. this is just how was. let's go get him. and it comes to the place, you get tired of running. i did not see this as being wrong. what people defined as a gang, that must be a gang member right there. i have tattoos on my arm and neck and hand, and none of them are getting associated. they all tell personal story in my life. somebody
there were no handouts and no one told us how to conduct ourselves. and tell us what to wear. someone could have a school fight, and we may be at the mall, and see the person we have a fight with. the army and navy have their bar fights. i did not see this as being a game, or a community. supporting each other, this may have been in a negative way. i did not have a stable household. many of them do not of their fathers are, where their father is dead. in their return, the block i gave up --...
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important to use sunscreen. how often should we be reapplying it. >> everyone should wear spf 30 or higher every day. we advise people to reapply every two hours or after participating in activities either sweating or swimming and the sunscreen may wash off. in addition to sunscreen, it's really important to follow a complete sun protection program that we're going to talk about all these great products that fit into that today. >> a lot of things really go hand in hand with that sunscreen. abs lot of cosmetic companies building sunscreen into their products even. >> absolutely. a lot of times makeup alone isn't enough to wear as only sun protection. makeup and sunscreen are great to layer. i like this new science because it all incorporates protection. there are easy, portable ways to touch up sun protection every day. >> everything from powder. >> to9 sticks you can put on. men and women can use sticks, they don't give a lot of makeup coverage. i love lip glosses, people forget to protect lips as well. they a
important to use sunscreen. how often should we be reapplying it. >> everyone should wear spf 30 or higher every day. we advise people to reapply every two hours or after participating in activities either sweating or swimming and the sunscreen may wash off. in addition to sunscreen, it's really important to follow a complete sun protection program that we're going to talk about all these great products that fit into that today. >> a lot of things really go hand in hand with that...
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of our city is with us. i have been in all of these other positions where we are always prepared. and we are already engaged in recovery efforts. we were there with a whole staff. we have six we assure you that when the next big event happens, that water system will be there for us to deliver water with that 24 hours. a huge change from depending on this fountain. we are handing it off to generations of youth in the city to understand -- make sure they're prepared. go to our website, it tells you all the things there. iti is about having those items prepared.w we will survive. that is how we get ready and celebrate and honor the people who left us and make sure our city is ready. thank you for being here. congratulations to our survivors. >> very nice job. behind me is a good friend and a great firechief. you go back 106 years. braxton morning. -- good morning. one of the survivors could not be with us. those are amazing changes. it does give us the opportunity to remember what happened. we commemorate those
of our city is with us. i have been in all of these other positions where we are always prepared. and we are already engaged in recovery efforts. we were there with a whole staff. we have six we assure you that when the next big event happens, that water system will be there for us to deliver water with that 24 hours. a huge change from depending on this fountain. we are handing it off to generations of youth in the city to understand -- make sure they're prepared. go to our website, it tells...
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double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. to drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it. with the available lexus enform app suite, you can use opentable to make restaurant reservations... search with bing... and listen to pandora. presenting the 2013 lexus gs, rx and the all-new es, the leading edge of the leading edge. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. is at the heart of every innovation. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on
double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. to drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it....
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. >> for those of us on the board, i know many of us have young ben was in the city. i know a ton of my friends have left the city. one thing that the strike me as we have a ton of data, but it is a different places. this year, we will call for those constituents to come together to understand the issue better and, going forward, enacting policies to extend that period . of all the places i have been, this is my favorite. i am a born and raised san franciscan. more important, i represent district 2. i grew up in the marina district close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of plants that i live in. i went to grammar school here. i went to st. ignatius here. i am a proud wild cat. i went to college at loyola- marymount university in los angeles. i had a scholarship to play baseball. i remember coming down here to christie field, when my dad was in the military, seeing how the beaches have transformed into but we have today. you cannot beat the views, of course. it just holds summoning memories and i can come here with our kids, our family.
. >> for those of us on the board, i know many of us have young ben was in the city. i know a ton of my friends have left the city. one thing that the strike me as we have a ton of data, but it is a different places. this year, we will call for those constituents to come together to understand the issue better and, going forward, enacting policies to extend that period . of all the places i have been, this is my favorite. i am a born and raised san franciscan. more important, i represent...
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they are afraid of having surgery because they might use -- they might lose their jobs. i don't have a crystal ball. i just did a quick search anticipating a question of what health care inflation will look like. that article suggested that. >> i know we have been talking about our ability as a city and the ability to control cost for our health care expenditures. can you talk about what that might mean for private sector costs and employers year as they deal with health care? i think what we do from the city helps to impact what happens in other sectors. >> our strategy for containing costs, to have to a vibrant and competitiveaco's -- knowing who is charging what for what and being able to compare why a knee replacement costs $35,000 in one place and $55,000 across town and focus on wellness, those are our three cost-containment strategies. i was asked to present the accountable care organizations in december because everybody is watching this competitive experiment hoping it will be successful in containing costs. we came in better than most businesses and i think we
they are afraid of having surgery because they might use -- they might lose their jobs. i don't have a crystal ball. i just did a quick search anticipating a question of what health care inflation will look like. that article suggested that. >> i know we have been talking about our ability as a city and the ability to control cost for our health care expenditures. can you talk about what that might mean for private sector costs and employers year as they deal with health care? i think...
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the word -- use the word morality. when you give tax breaks to billionaires and punish old people and sick people and children, that's a moral issue. >> well, let me show you something that i would call interesting. senator jon kyl compared the richest in this country to michael jordan yesterday. watch this. >> michael jordan came after he established how great he would be, he was given an enormous, almost unheard of, salary. did the other players say that's not fair? no, actually all the other players got big salary increases, too. the whole franchise did well. the people selling popcorn in the stands. people parking the cars. and certainly event are you one of the members of the team made much more money than they ever would have had michael jordan not come to the team. >> so maybe i'm not understanding this since i don't sit in the senate and get senate logic. but is he saying the rich have been like michael jordan for the rest of the country? and in terms of bringing us all as team players to championships? i mean,
the word -- use the word morality. when you give tax breaks to billionaires and punish old people and sick people and children, that's a moral issue. >> well, let me show you something that i would call interesting. senator jon kyl compared the richest in this country to michael jordan yesterday. watch this. >> michael jordan came after he established how great he would be, he was given an enormous, almost unheard of, salary. did the other players say that's not fair? no, actually...
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it took them 25 minutes after to come back and tell us that they were gonna have a plane for us. >> oh boy. you know how hot it has been there. they finally may it to ft. lauderdale 19 hours after leaving los angeles. spirit airlines is trying to make good-bye giving all passengers a full refund. >>> new study shows children growing up with furry friends could stay healthier. 400 children from birth to first birthday who grew up with cats or dogs had fewer ear infections and respiratory problems they say kids with pets needed less medication even we sick families with dogs that went outside fared the best researchers speculate the dirt animals track in may stimulate their children's immune system. but more research needed. >>> "good morning america" fans starting in less than two hours from now you can enjoy all the fun of the morning show in the afternoon. >> at 1 p.m. you can watch good afternoon america hosted by josh elliot annular spencer. >> here's a little taste of the -- and lara spencer. >>> there's a little taste. >> good afternoon america >> we like to call it gaa. good afte
it took them 25 minutes after to come back and tell us that they were gonna have a plane for us. >> oh boy. you know how hot it has been there. they finally may it to ft. lauderdale 19 hours after leaving los angeles. spirit airlines is trying to make good-bye giving all passengers a full refund. >>> new study shows children growing up with furry friends could stay healthier. 400 children from birth to first birthday who grew up with cats or dogs had fewer ear infections and...
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that is important to us. when you look of the internships, it is not necessarily what we are doing for them, but what he is doing for us. we want to show appreciation to you as well. it is important to us. it is important to our business needs, right? there is a severe need for talent in our industry. there is a 7.3% unemployment rate in the city, but in the stem fields, it is intense and challenging to find the talent we are looking for. to have somebody working our business and understand what we do this very important. you have to understand the skills it takes to be successful in our business. that is important to our company and to the community. what is important is getting the talent, and having the best in terms come in is critical to that. i do appreciate all the credit to you are showing, but for us, it is part of our business. it is critical. as we think about how we manage, we treat him like any other employees. for us, in terms of the future, this is our first year of having 10 interns. we have 1
that is important to us. when you look of the internships, it is not necessarily what we are doing for them, but what he is doing for us. we want to show appreciation to you as well. it is important to us. it is important to our business needs, right? there is a severe need for talent in our industry. there is a 7.3% unemployment rate in the city, but in the stem fields, it is intense and challenging to find the talent we are looking for. to have somebody working our business and understand...
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i'd think most were surprised at the alternative check out that they can use. i think they did not do a formal sit-down presentation. we have a lot of merchants that would bring in a lot of their bags and say, "would these qualify?" i think they really felt comfortable having a better understanding when they brought their own bags that they are currently using to see if they would qualify or not. two, we answered a lot of questions about grocery. plastic bags that they currently used to wrap food in or other food products, if they would be counted or not counted, so we addressed a lot of these on the mental issues kind of one-on-one rather than in a large setting, and that was successful for us. the fee that we have been getting is very positive. one of the recommendations is that we have been holding these events in the early mornings, and there is to think about doing another round in the evening. that is something we are also looking at as we continue to move forward so we can capture the early morning folks who are free. >> i think that would be good to hav
i'd think most were surprised at the alternative check out that they can use. i think they did not do a formal sit-down presentation. we have a lot of merchants that would bring in a lot of their bags and say, "would these qualify?" i think they really felt comfortable having a better understanding when they brought their own bags that they are currently using to see if they would qualify or not. two, we answered a lot of questions about grocery. plastic bags that they currently used...
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he told us, if you mayors are part of the answer. i want to challenge you, as the urban centers throughout this country, to create jobs for our youth. as he went through data and statistics about how it was harder for youth to get jobs, how the data recognize how difficult it is, in these economic times, he wanted us to be bold. i took that boldness. we came back here with the spirit of what he asked us to do. i took him literally. i do not know if every other mayor is doing it, but i got to announce what we were doing in june, and we got a standing ovation in san francisco. we announced we would come out and create 5000 jobs. that was bold back in january, but it was also with a great amount of enthusiasm and initial collaborative support from every sector. i will begin by saying that when we announced this, we had carefully talked to every major department in the city. it was announced to rec and park, to human services, to family, youth, and children, to work force development. all of us said, the city departments can lead the way
he told us, if you mayors are part of the answer. i want to challenge you, as the urban centers throughout this country, to create jobs for our youth. as he went through data and statistics about how it was harder for youth to get jobs, how the data recognize how difficult it is, in these economic times, he wanted us to be bold. i took that boldness. we came back here with the spirit of what he asked us to do. i took him literally. i do not know if every other mayor is doing it, but i got to...
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it took them 25 minutes after to come back and tell us that they were gonna have a plane for us. >> oh boy. you know how hot it has been there. they finally may it to ft. lauderdale 19 hours after leaving los angeles. spirit airlines is trying to make good-bye giving all passengers a full refund. >>> new study shows children growing up with furry friends could stay healthier. 400 children from birth to first birthday who grew up with cats or dogs had fewer ear infections and respiratory problems they say kids with pets needed less medication even we sick families with dogs that went outside fared the best researchers speculate the dirt animals track in may stimulate their children's immune system. but more research needed. >>> "good morning america" fans starting in less than two hours from now you can enjoy all the fun of the morning show in the afternoon. >> at 1 p.m. you can watch good afternoon america hosted by josh elliot annular spencer. >> here's a little taste of the -- and lara spencer. >>> there's a little taste. >> good afternoon america >> we like to call it gaa. good afte
it took them 25 minutes after to come back and tell us that they were gonna have a plane for us. >> oh boy. you know how hot it has been there. they finally may it to ft. lauderdale 19 hours after leaving los angeles. spirit airlines is trying to make good-bye giving all passengers a full refund. >>> new study shows children growing up with furry friends could stay healthier. 400 children from birth to first birthday who grew up with cats or dogs had fewer ear infections and...
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they want you to us what happened. bobby told me he walked into a hospital waiting room one time, and there was a guy in there, "in the plants. the guy was shocked. he dropped the water content and said, "jesus! what happened to you?" bobby broke out laughing, because it was such a human response. the wounded view their scars and missing lands as metals they won in service. they are proud, and they want to be recognized. >> i am going to show video of you from 1988, when you appeared when we read doing a call in show. before i get there, home town? >> i grew up in port washington, long island. the suburbs. >> your family was quicker. >> we went to quicker meeting every sunday. i learned to be a pacifist. when it came time, when i got to be a team, i declare myself a conscientious objector. i eventually did civilian service instead of going into the military. in philadelphia, and worked for a quicker rehabilitation service. >> what about school? where did you start journalism? >> i have kind of a checkered career. i sta
they want you to us what happened. bobby told me he walked into a hospital waiting room one time, and there was a guy in there, "in the plants. the guy was shocked. he dropped the water content and said, "jesus! what happened to you?" bobby broke out laughing, because it was such a human response. the wounded view their scars and missing lands as metals they won in service. they are proud, and they want to be recognized. >> i am going to show video of you from 1988, when...
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you use the term torpor. i was thinking of that term and when i looked at what you were writing in your blog, and it is. >> yeah. the best thing you can say, it doesn't tell us we're going back in recession but we now have three months of extremely weak job creation and unemployment rates going nowhere. you can't call this a recovery. if you want to be optimistic, you can point to the fact the number ofours people worked went up. the fact that employers hired more temps. those are the sorts of things you might see as precursors to hiring but we got six months ahead of us of serious headwinds. europe which may not be imploding but is struggling to cope with its crisi and a fiscal cliff with each passing month weighs more heavily on the minds of business. i don't see the catalyst for a turnaround in coming months. >> in other words, if you're an employer and thinking about hiring and you look at the debt ceiling debate that is lying ahead, the fiscal cliff with the bush tax cuts expiring unless somebody comes t
you use the term torpor. i was thinking of that term and when i looked at what you were writing in your blog, and it is. >> yeah. the best thing you can say, it doesn't tell us we're going back in recession but we now have three months of extremely weak job creation and unemployment rates going nowhere. you can't call this a recovery. if you want to be optimistic, you can point to the fact the number ofours people worked went up. the fact that employers hired more temps. those are the...
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all of us have that kid. they touch us for reasons we cannot articulate. i don't know why bobby touched me, his name was little devil but i never wanted to call him by that name. i think about his personality and that maybe the reason. he was 14 years old and had been abused, and was in foster placement with his hat -- aunt. i fell in love with him in the most proper, loving, in the most big sister way. i would say to him, with all the i would say to him, with all the ignorance of the young soc
all of us have that kid. they touch us for reasons we cannot articulate. i don't know why bobby touched me, his name was little devil but i never wanted to call him by that name. i think about his personality and that maybe the reason. he was 14 years old and had been abused, and was in foster placement with his hat -- aunt. i fell in love with him in the most proper, loving, in the most big sister way. i would say to him, with all the i would say to him, with all the ignorance of the young soc
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all of us have that kid. they touch us for reasons we cannot articulate. i don't know why bobby touched me, his name was little devil but i never wanted to call him by that name. i think about his personality and that maybe the reason. he was 14 years old and had been abused, and was in foster placement with his hat -- aunt. i fell in love with him in the most proper, loving, in the most big sister way. i would say to him, with all the ignorance of the young social worker, i will always be here for you, always. always. it was a friday night, and i had gone on a string of disasters states, this was in the 1980's. we hooked up, but said we didn't. it was 2:00am and i was getting home. i lived in venice, california. the rent was affordable. but this was to in the morning. the house had a wraparound porch. i was walking up to my house, and there was a shadowy figure on the porch. i did what any concert -- god- fearing a young woman did. i reached for my can of mace, and i was prepared. i looked at the chateau -- shadow, and i heard the voice and knew it was bo
all of us have that kid. they touch us for reasons we cannot articulate. i don't know why bobby touched me, his name was little devil but i never wanted to call him by that name. i think about his personality and that maybe the reason. he was 14 years old and had been abused, and was in foster placement with his hat -- aunt. i fell in love with him in the most proper, loving, in the most big sister way. i would say to him, with all the ignorance of the young social worker, i will always be here...